ламя

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• ла́мия (lámija)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λάμια (lámia, “a species of fierce shark”). The alternative form ла́мия (lámija) may be an older, intermediate form.

Pronunciation

• ламя́: IPA^(key): [ɫɐˈmʲa̟]
• ла́мя: IPA^(key): [ˈɫamʲɐ]

Noun

ламя́ or ла́мя • (lamjá or lámja) f

1. dragon, serpent (mythological creature with a snake-like body)

   Synonyms: ха́ла (hála), дра́кон (drákon), ажде́р (aždér)

Declension

Declension of ламя́

	singular	plural
indefinite	ламя́ lamjá	лами́ lamí
definite	ламя́та lamjáta	лами́те lamíte

Declension of ла́мя

	singular	plural
indefinite	ла́мя lámja	ла́ми lámi
definite	ла́мята lámjata	ла́мите lámite

References

• “ламя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “ламя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “ламя̀”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 303
• “ламя”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 409